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Volume 12, No. 5
March 9, 2012
CURRENT EVENTS
Celebrate Bake and Take Month: Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food &
Agricultural Products Center, the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, and the Made in Oklahoma
Coalition is teaming up with Oklahoma 4-H to promote and celebrate Bake and Take Month in
March. The purpose of the Bake and Take promotion is to encourage participants to bake a
product made from wheat and take it to a neighbor, friend, or relative. The FAPC and Oklahoma
Wheat Commission have worked with 4-H the last four years in promoting this event. 4-H
members across the state are asked to bake products made with wheat and use Made in
Oklahoma Coalition products while completing the steps of service learning: preparation, action,
reflection and celebration. 4-H members can compete in two categories, scrapbook and video,
for a chance to win monetary awards and an opportunity to tour an Oklahoma food processing
company. The entry form and contest requirements can be found at
http://oklahoma4h.okstate.edu/. For more information on other Bake and Take
promotional ideas, contact Renée Nelson at 405-744-6071 or email at
renee.albers_nelson@okstate.edu.
Oklahoma Solid Waste Symposium: Managing Today’s Solid Waste Systems will take place
March 27-29 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa. The three-day conference, hosted by
the Oklahoma Chapter of SWANA (Solid Waste Association of North America), will feature
presentations about illegal dumping, e-tech recycling, CNG vehicles, pay-as-you-throw residential
garbage systems, and construction and demolition waste, among other topics. Onsite tours of
Crane Carrier and the American Waste Materials Recovery Facility will also be offered. For more
information and registration forms, please visit
http://swanachapters.org/ok/Calendar.aspx.
Horse Seminar to Take Place: Equine owners and managers looking to enhance rider-animal
interaction should register now to attend Oklahoma State University’s “Making Better Horsemen
through Education” seminar in Kingfisher. The OSU Cooperative Extension seminar will take place
March 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds, 400 S. 13th St. in
Kingfisher. The seminar is free and open to anyone with an interest in horses. However,
participants are asked to pre-register no later than March 28. Contact Lorne Geisler at 580-623-
5195, or Tommy Puffinbarger at 580-596-3131, to pre-register.
Specialty Crops Conference Slated: A two-day training program will be held this spring to
address various aspects of growing specialty crops such as herbs and vegetables. The conference
is geared toward all Extension Educators and the general public, and will take place April 12 and
May 31 at the Oklahoma State University Wes Watkins Agricultural Research and Extension
Center at Lane. Because this program is designed to provide demonstration and hands-on
experience of various aspects of specialty crop production, dates were chosen to allow us to
address production procedures in a timely fashion. The event will address various aspects of
growing, irrigation, soil management, business and insurance considerations, pest management,
and food safety. Presenters will include professional horticulturists, Extension Educators and
growers. Please sign up now to receive program details and registration information. To sign up
you may send an email to jim.shrefler@okstate.edu or call 580-513-5544. This event is
sponsored by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service; USDA Risk Management Agency;
and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. The Center is located 10 miles east
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Extension News
Volume 12, No. 5
March 9, 2012
CURRENT EVENTS
Celebrate Bake and Take Month: Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food &
Agricultural Products Center, the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, and the Made in Oklahoma
Coalition is teaming up with Oklahoma 4-H to promote and celebrate Bake and Take Month in
March. The purpose of the Bake and Take promotion is to encourage participants to bake a
product made from wheat and take it to a neighbor, friend, or relative. The FAPC and Oklahoma
Wheat Commission have worked with 4-H the last four years in promoting this event. 4-H
members across the state are asked to bake products made with wheat and use Made in
Oklahoma Coalition products while completing the steps of service learning: preparation, action,
reflection and celebration. 4-H members can compete in two categories, scrapbook and video,
for a chance to win monetary awards and an opportunity to tour an Oklahoma food processing
company. The entry form and contest requirements can be found at
http://oklahoma4h.okstate.edu/. For more information on other Bake and Take
promotional ideas, contact Renée Nelson at 405-744-6071 or email at
renee.albers_nelson@okstate.edu.
Oklahoma Solid Waste Symposium: Managing Today’s Solid Waste Systems will take place
March 27-29 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa. The three-day conference, hosted by
the Oklahoma Chapter of SWANA (Solid Waste Association of North America), will feature
presentations about illegal dumping, e-tech recycling, CNG vehicles, pay-as-you-throw residential
garbage systems, and construction and demolition waste, among other topics. Onsite tours of
Crane Carrier and the American Waste Materials Recovery Facility will also be offered. For more
information and registration forms, please visit
http://swanachapters.org/ok/Calendar.aspx.
Horse Seminar to Take Place: Equine owners and managers looking to enhance rider-animal
interaction should register now to attend Oklahoma State University’s “Making Better Horsemen
through Education” seminar in Kingfisher. The OSU Cooperative Extension seminar will take place
March 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds, 400 S. 13th St. in
Kingfisher. The seminar is free and open to anyone with an interest in horses. However,
participants are asked to pre-register no later than March 28. Contact Lorne Geisler at 580-623-
5195, or Tommy Puffinbarger at 580-596-3131, to pre-register.
Specialty Crops Conference Slated: A two-day training program will be held this spring to
address various aspects of growing specialty crops such as herbs and vegetables. The conference
is geared toward all Extension Educators and the general public, and will take place April 12 and
May 31 at the Oklahoma State University Wes Watkins Agricultural Research and Extension
Center at Lane. Because this program is designed to provide demonstration and hands-on
experience of various aspects of specialty crop production, dates were chosen to allow us to
address production procedures in a timely fashion. The event will address various aspects of
growing, irrigation, soil management, business and insurance considerations, pest management,
and food safety. Presenters will include professional horticulturists, Extension Educators and
growers. Please sign up now to receive program details and registration information. To sign up
you may send an email to jim.shrefler@okstate.edu or call 580-513-5544. This event is
sponsored by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service; USDA Risk Management Agency;
and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. The Center is located 10 miles east
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